Dear Friends of the Pub Quiz,
I look forward to seeing you and some new friends at the Pub Quiz tonight. I put up some fliers advertising the Quiz in bold letters along the Picnic Day Parade Route last week, so maybe we will be joined tonight by some revelers who will just have recovered from Saturday’s overexertions in time to read today’s paper and reflect on favorite movies of the last couple decades. I so appreciate word of mouth referrals, and those of you who subscribe to this newsletter, but how else might you suggest we reach out to new participants? I always appreciate hearing new team names added to the Winners’ Circle.
If you want to be a winner in the hearts of independent consumers of non-corporate culture (primarily music), then I hope you will consider supporting KDVS during this week of its yearly fundraiser. The campus and community radio station is one of the last endangered free-form and community-sponsored media outlets in the country. We shouldn’t take our good luck for granted, for the hundreds of volunteers (such as myself) who keep the station running can continue to do so only if listeners and supporters (such as yourself) make a pledge this week. You have many great shows to choose from, but I am hoping that you will make a large gift between 5 and 6 on Wednesday, when I will be hosting the fundraiser edition of “Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour,” the KDVS radio show that I have hosted for more than a decade. Anyone at Pub Quiz next week who informs me that she or he has made a $50 or larger pledge during my Wednesday radio show will immediately earn a bonus order of sweet potato fries, paid for by me. For more on the KDVS fundraiser, please visit http://fundraiser.kdvs.org/ . All donations to the station are tax deductible, and they qualify you for a terrific thank-you premium. Check out the website to see what I mean.
In addition to a KDVS question, tonight you can expect questions about brokerage firms, internet culture, Toys R Us, elected world leaders, slow songs that you might want to share, Houston, the judicial branch, Africa, inaugurations, Canada, time, friends of Barack, washing up, ABC, hip-hop songs, superheroes, books and magazines, films that were released in your lifetime, yodelers, East Bay cities, Manhunters, billionaires, Apple, Inc., basketball, wedding music, the City of Davis, Phoenix, Radio Shack, and Shakespeare villains and heroes.
I hope you can join us for the Pub Quiz tonight, and this week I hope you can support KDVS generously.
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Here are five questions from last week’s quiz:
26. Science. Who won the 2006 Copley Medal “For his outstanding contribution to theoretical physics and theoretical cosmology”?
27. Books and Authors. Fill in the blanks. According to the Cape Cod Times, R.L Stine is the Stephen King of BLANK BLANK (two words).
28. Current Events – Names in the News. Charl Schwartzel of South Africa surprisingly won what yesterday?
29. Sports. Last year Roy Halladay became only the second pitcher, after Sandy Koufax, to throw a perfect game and win the Cy Young Award in the same season. For what team does Halladay pitch?
30. Shakespeare. What was the first name of Shakespeare’s only son, who died at age 11?
P.S. I’ll be hosting a tremendous poetry reading Thursday night at the John Natsoulas Gallery. Find details at http://www.poetryindavis.com.
Friends of the Pub Quiz, and those curious about all the fun and fuss associated with the Pub Quiz, should come to de Vere’s Irish Pub in Davis (217 E Street), the highly esteemed pub and restaurant that fills up every night because of the superb quality of food, drink and company that can be found there. The de Vere’s Irish Pub Pub Quiz takes place every Monday at 7pm, though players are encouraged to arrive early to claim a table. As always, find out more about the Pub Quiz by visiting https://www.yourquizmaster.com. For more on de Vere’s Irish Pub, visit http://deverespub.com/.